Amar Dave, Strategic Director for Environment
& Regeneration at LB Brent presented a report on Orbital Rail
in West London.

The Board agreed that the impact on freight
movements should be included in the next phase of feasibility
work.

RESOLVED that the
West London Economic Prosperity Board:

1.Agree that the Dudding Hill rail line is identified as a shared
priority for boroughs represented on the West London Economic
Prosperity Board based on the information collated to date by
officers and TfL, and the advice of West London Growth
Directors. This would be open to review at a future date as further
data becomes available.

2.Agree for officers to commission the
next stage feasibility study, to be completed by June 2017, in
order to inform the content of the forthcoming Mayor’s
Transport Strategy and London Plan, as well as borough local
plans.

3.Agree to/engage with the Deputy Mayor
for Transport and the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Regeneration
in order to incorporate Dudding Hill
into the Mayors Transport Strategy and London Plan.

4.Instruct officers to develop a
longer-term road map and project plan that will set out how the
line will be taken to completion by the mid-2020s.

Margaret Collins from Regeneris and Jon Bunney from Systra
delivered a presentation on West London transport infrastructure
constraints.

RESOLVED that the
West London Economic Prosperity Board:

1.Note the presentation commissioned by
growth directors setting out the main findings from the orbital
infrastructure analysis undertaken on behalf of the
Board.

2.Comment on the main findings set out in
the presentation and request that officers develop a long list of
potential infrastructure schemes with a focus a primary focus on
orbital rail and then junction improvements.

3.Note that this item has informed the
content of the following agenda item on orbital rail transport
around West London

Dan Gascoyne, the West London Alliance
Director, presented a report on Adult Community Learning.

The Board noted an amendment to section 4.1 of
the report as follows:

“The Skills Funding Agency has announced
that Transition Grant funding is available for sub regions to help
deliver the findings of the London ACL Review. Given the work
already completed by the WLA ACL task and finish group, West London
is well-placed to submit an application for funding to support the
implementation.The grant
is for a maximum of £50k and will require a 25% match
funding. It is expected that this will be met from within existing
budgets.”

RESOLVED that the
West London Economic Prosperity Board:

1.Note and endorse the findings of the
London Review of Adult Community Learning

2.Approve the outline strategy, proposed
principles and strategic roadmap for the development of future
Adult Community Learning services in West London and delegate
authority to the lead Chief Executive for Skills with West London
Growth Directors to oversee implementation and report back to Board
on further proposals in due course

3.To request that West London Alliance
(WLA) officers work with West London Alliance boroughs to submit a
request for Transition Grant funding from the Skills Funding Agency
via a college within the WLA area to support implementation of
phases 1 and 2 of the strategic roadmap. The Board will be updated on progress the
application and implementation of this Transition
Grant

The Board are requested to
consider a proposal from Growth Directors aimed at supporting
increased inward investment and jobs creation into West London are
low or zero cost to West London Alliance boroughs.

The Board considered a report on a West London
approach to inward investment.

The Board noted that report should have
contained an additional bullet point at section 8.4.1 (Legal and
Constitutional References) as follows:

“A Lead Authority from
amongst the Participating Boroughs will have to take charge of the
tendering exercise with a view to entering into a contract with the
successful bidder to provide the required service as the Joint
Committee is not in itself a legal entity which can enter into
contracts.”

The Board were also requested
to note that section 4.4 of the report was incorrect as provider
selection would be in accordance with the contract procedure rules
in force at the borough carrying out the tender
exercise.

RESOLVED that the
West London Economic Prosperity Board:

1.Agree the draft specification contained
within Appendix 1 for a West London inward investment
function.

2.Agree to commence a tendering exercise
for a West London inward investment function over Spring and Summer 2017.

3.Note that it is expected that the tender
exercise will take three to four months and that the service will
be in place by Autumn
2017.

The Board requested that consideration be
given to establishing a West London savings or load scheme to
support business start-ups and act as a guarantor to enable
residents to access affordable housing.

RESOLVED that the
West London Economic Prosperity Board the economic development
officers of the West London be requested to develop options for
consideration by the Board.